The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year is now hearing comments on his shooting, or lack thereof from Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown. After a season-plus of Brown saying very little on the subject, this is now the second time he’s mentioned Ben Simmons’ shooting.

Only this time, he decided to throw it in with a comment which included Markelle Fultz and the duo’s time on the floor together. As Tom Moore of the Bucks County Courier Times revealed, Brown wants Simmons and Fultz to improve their “shooting and spacing” to enhance effectiveness while playing together.

This comment will likely infuriate much of the fanbase who have called for the second-year guard to move to the bench and lead the second unit. Obviously, that would go a long way towards fixing the spacing issues and there’s a legitimate reason to believe both players would excel in the process.

As far as the shooting comments go, I’m not sure we can blame the spacing for shooting woes unless the Sixers coach isn’t specifically talking about jumpers. Both Simmons and Fultz are given loads of space around the perimeter, and that’s not likely to change anytime soon.

These comments also come less than a week after Brown stated he wished Simmons would use his jump shot more, as Sixers analyst Jon Johnson revealed.

Time will tell, but it may be on the Sixers coach to help improve the spacing issue which is currently impacting the two young guards.